The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has recorded a major fiscal milestone in 2025, generating a total revenue of N7.281 trillion, surpassing its approved annual target of N6.584 trillion, the ComptrollerGeneral of Customs, Bashir Adewale Adeniyi, has announced.
Adeniyi disclosed this on Monday, January 26th, 2026, at the 2026 International Customs Day (ICD) celebration held at the Ladi Kwali Hall, Abuja.
According to the Comptroller General, the impressive revenue performance reflects the impact of disciplined enforcement, improved compliance mechanisms, digitalisation of processes, and sustained engagement with the trading community.
He said the performance represents a significant year on year growth and demonstrates what can be achieved when institutions are guided by professionalism, transparency, and strong leadership.
Beyond revenue mobilisation, the CGC noted that the Service intensified intelligence led operations to protect society, leading to thousands of seizures of prohibited and harmful goods, including narcotics, illicit pharmaceuticals, arms, ammunition, wildlife products, and substandard consumer items.
He explained that the interventions were aimed at safeguarding public health, protecting the environment, and strengthening national security, while ensuring that legitimate trade was not disrupted.
Adeniyi added that the NCS remains committed to striking the right balance between facilitation and control, ensuring that lawful trade flows seamlessly without compromising security or revenue.
In her address, the Honourable Minister of State for Finance, Doris Uzoka-Anite, commended the Service for sustaining professionalism under growing economic and public expectations, describing Customs as a critical institution at the intersection of revenue mobilisation, national security, and trade facilitation.
She reaffirmed the Federal Government’s commitment to ongoing reforms within the NCS, noting that the Service remains a strategic partner in implementing fiscal, monetary, and structural reforms under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.
Uzoka-Anite said efficient border management is central to economic stability and growth, adding that the Nigeria Customs Service has demonstrated that revenue assurance, trade facilitation, and border security can be pursued simultaneously when guided by integrity and data-driven decision-making.
She assured stakeholders that the Ministry of Finance would continue to provide policy direction and institutional support to strengthen Customs capacity, enhance transparency, and modernise operations across ports and border formations.
Also speaking, the Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Customs, Honourable Leke Abejide, called for greater recognition of the Service within Nigeria’s security architecture and pledged sustained legislative backing for reforms.
Abejide said anything that improves the welfare, capacity, and operational efficiency of the Nigeria Customs Service has his full support.
Similarly, the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment, Jumoke Oduwole, praised the NCS for its role in facilitating trade and securing Nigeria’s borders, describing the Service as a key partner in Nigeria’s economic transformation.
She noted that efficient Customs operations are vital to improving competitiveness, attracting investment, and supporting industrial growth, especially as the government intensifies efforts to expand non-oil revenue.
Oduwole also stressed the importance of deeper inter agency collaboration, adding that trade facilitation and national security must move in tandem to achieve sustainable economic outcomes.
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